# NTSB DEN66D0348: Cessna 170B, N2783D, Otis, CO, May 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1966
- Place: Otis, CO · OTIS, CO
- Location: 40.1501° N, 102.9621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Otis, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1501&lon=-102.9621&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171742
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0348
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0348

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1306  66/5/22    OTIS COLO           CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 4000
        TIME - 0730                    N2783D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANSFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RIGHT GEAR AXLE FAILED. AIRCRAFT OPERATED MOSTLY FROM ROUGH FIELDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2783D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2783D-2020-10-31), registration cancelled 2020-10-31, S/N 25325, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stansfield

## Other investigations on N2783D (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC09LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA053), Jun 11, 2009: Cessna 170B (N2783D), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's decision to land with a tailwind, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a ground-loop and nose-over.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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